NEW EDEN — Grandfather Flax, the veteran EVE Online player who posted an 84-page forum manifesto declaring he was ‘fundamentally betraying the sacred PvP fabric of New Eden’ and ‘trashing all his assets’ following the Exordium announcement, was reportedly observed in the rookie help channel this week calmly explaining to a new player why his Thorax was not, in fact, a good choice for a mission runner.
‘I have no idea who that is,’ said one observer. ‘Maybe it’s a different person.’
The 23-year veteran had previously announced on the official forums that he was ‘done with this game until CCP realizes what they’ve done’ after Fenris Creations introduced the Exordium region, a safe space where new players could learn the game without being blown up by bitter veterans who ‘just want to watch the world burn.’ The post received 12 downvotes and 3 sympathetic replies.
‘I spent 23 years building something real in this game,’ Flax wrote at the time. ‘Now some guy in a meeting decided New Eden needs training wheels. I’m not staying to watch it all burn. I trashed everything. You can’t have it.’
When reached for comment, Grandfather Flax clarified that he had simply ‘reorganized’ his assets into ‘a more tax-efficient configuration’ and that the help channel was ‘a legitimate strategy for content generation.’ He added that he was still technically not playing the game and encouraged others to do the same.
Fenris Creations has not responded to requests for comment, though a spokesperson noted that Exordium remains ‘very popular with new players’ and that ‘some people are still mad about it, which is fine.’
‘It’s not that the safe zone is bad,’ Flax told the EveOnion, adjusting his Thorax’s newbro fit. ‘It’s just that I, personally, am very angry about it. Now hold on, let me show you how to fit warp core stabilizers. Trust me, you’ll need them if you ever leave Exordium.’
